Western Union Naval Exercises

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1048A

Date Released

7 Jul 1949

Date submitted

Jul 1949

Date submitted

5 Jul 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rowing - Henley Finals
2. 2Tennis - Wimbledon Finals
3. 3Western Union Naval Exercises
4. *A Day for the Children

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Western Union Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: At Mounts Bay, Penzance, the Fleets of Britain, France, Holland and Belgium gather for combined exercises in the Bay of Biscay. Admiral McGrigor, C-in-C of the Fleet, receives the French and Dutch opposites aboard the flagship Implacable. On the Dutch cruiser Tromp, Prince Bernhard entertains officers of the navies and Field Marshal Montgomery who is a guest of Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor during the exercises. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of the assembled Fleet in Mount Bay. Ditto. GV Penzance seafront. MS beflagged streets. Banner (welcome) in 3 languages across street. British sailors step towards camera, on leave. Various shots of British, Dutch & French sailors walk along front. Cut-in CU foreign sailors with girls. Aircraft carrier "Implacable" - aerial. Aerial of "Anson" battleship. Aerial "Theseus". CU name on side of ship. MS 3 carriers, "Theseus", "Victorious", "Implacable". Cruiser - "Cleopatra". Cruiser - "Superb". Cruiser - "Diadem". CU "Diadem" name on bows. Destroyers "Battleaxe" & "Jutland". French light cruiser "Arromanches". French Cruiser - "Georges Leygues". French cruiser "Le Fantasque" & the "Gloire". GV "Implacable" with coastline in background. Guard of honour formed up on deck of flagship "Implacable". Below deck, officers in conference over maps, include Admiral McGrigor, Admiral Lambert, Admiral Willings (Dutch) etc. MS Dutch "Tromp" Prince Bernhard piped aboard, shakes hands with officers. Combined officers aboard "Tromp" includes Field Marshal Montgomery. McGrigor & Monty - SCU McGrigor, Monty & Bernhard. Group, McGrigor, Monty, Leopold, Lambert & Willings. CU Monty & Leopold, drinks offered & refused. Aerial - aircraft carrier "Implacable". Elevated GV divisions on board carrier & dismissal. CU Monty & McGrigor - VERY GOOD. Finish on aerial of fleet in bay.

Keywords

Royalty; Navy; Military

Locations

Cornwall; Penzance; Mount’s Bay

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Polygoon

Card file number

52204

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

407

Story extras:

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